Migraine Triggers

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We don’t really know what causes migraine, there is no diagnostic test or cure. However, we do know it starts deep in the brain with misfiring of neurotransmitters which set in place a chain reaction. This results in many symptoms which affect hearing, eyesight and ability to smell, and usually ends with a throbbing one-sided headache. Exactly what triggers a migraine is very individual to each person. For most people it is rarely just one trigger but a combination of factors which individually can be tolerated but when several occur together or accumulate, a threshold is passed and an attack is triggered.

Below is list of triggers that you might recognise, or maybe you are unaware that they could be making your migraine worse. Your triggers could be something not included here.